Kiwanis Club of Cheney Meeting Notes for September 18, 2014

Dear Kiwanians,

Keith opened the meeting.

 

I was the secret greeter.  No problems.

 

No birthdays or anniversaries to sing about.

 

Bob Mostek won the dollar draw!  Shawn won the 25 cent card draw but was not present (so it carrys over).

 

Dues are now past due ($112 person; $56 for spouses).  It is higher this year because the national and district organizations imposed an insurance fee equally an additional $6 per member. 

Roger reported on the rest stop fund-raiser.  We made around $1,000 over two days at one rest stop.  He thanked everyone that participated (which was most of the club).  Duane noted that two of the $20 bills were counterfeit!  (He replaced them both out of his pocket!  Awesome!)

Next Friday (9/19) will be an InterClub visit to South Hill at 7 am.

Marge announced Coats for Kids is starting up again.  However, we do not have the new boxes yet.

The next Board meeting under our new president (Tom) is on October 6 at 7am.

Bob Quinn, the longest serving professor at EWU (46 years), was back visiting with us again.  He noted that the global weather pattern is a function of the ocean’s temperature.  Right now, the northern Pacific is rather warm, to include an El Nino.  As a result, the weather will be wetter in Alaska and southern California, and dryer in the Inland NW.

So far, the hurricane season in the Pacific has been incredible, while in the Atlantic it has been rather mild. 

As for global warming, it is happening and due primarily to two factors: 1) fossil fuel combustion engines (CO2) - 55%, and 2) deforestation (see Latin America) – 45%.

Respectfully, 

Steve